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James Cannon says weather made Munster match ‘a little bit tough’

Connacht’s lock admits team must begin to win away from home, starting with Ospreys

Too little, too late for Leinster as Scarlets have too much

Barry Daly’s dangerous hit earned him a second-half red card in nine-point defeat

Leinster back on top as Adam Byrne sparkles at Zebre

Winger’s hat-trick helps Leinster to 33-10 win in Italy

Mick Kearney to start for Leinster against Montpellier

Kearney will replace Mike McCarthy in the second row

Sean O’Brien is back in the Leinster XV for Montpellier trip

Mike McCarthy returns to the second row while Johnny Sexton is back at outhalf

Leinster delay Johnny Sexton fitness call until Friday

Sean O’Brien may be in line for return with Rhys Ruddock ruled out with torn calf injury

Fergus McFadden and Dave Kearney out of Munster clash

Leinster’s Rob Kearney, Robbie Henshaw and Sean O’Brien all continue rehabilitation

The success of Wild Atlantic Way must not hold back other regions

As I complete the last leg of my Irish tour it’s obvious that other parts of Ireland would benefit from branding

Forward reinforcements arrive for Leinster’s clash with Edinburgh

Jamie Heaslip, Jack McGrath and Devin Toner return to Leo Cullen’s starting XV

Leinster name their team for Pro12 opener against Treviso

Joey Carbery comes in for his first start at outhalf with Cian Healy starting at loosehead

Leo Cullen stays patient as Leinster’s strength in depth gets early test

Leinster coach admits province’s pre-season was a mixed bag ahead of Friday’s opening Guinness Pro12 game at home to Treviso

New generation the catalyst for Dublin football’s transformation

Likes of McCaffrey, Kilkenny and Mannion products of the county’s underage system

We meet again - How the two sides lined out in their last five championship meetings

Kerry v Dublin in Sunday’s semi-final is latest big clash between these two powerhouses

Memory of 2009 loss to Kerry still fuels Denis Bastick’s passion

Even the subsequent wins over the Kingdom have not erased the Dublin veteran’s pain

Darragh Ó Sé: Time for desperate Kerry to cast off Dublin yoke

Danger for players is they’ll be remembered as the Kerry team that couldn’t beat Dublin

Leinster name 32-strong squad for pre-season clash with Ulster

Ian Nagle and Niall Morris both named for game in Navan

Graham Henry happy to point Leo Cullen and Leinster in right direction

Former All Black coach assesses what the coaches are doing in their development

Ian Madigan called up as Johnny Sexton and Rob Kearney ruled out

Joe Schmidt now has four uncapped players as squad for South Africa hit by injuries

Gordon D’Arcy: Sexton helped build winning culture at Racing

Ireland outhalf laid the runway for Dan Carter’s smooth landing in Paris

Ireland keep verbal powder dry ahead of England encounter

Team ignores jibes from English side as Rory Best says side intend to focus on the rugby

Simon Easterby laughs off English jibes about Ireland ‘kicking game’

Forwards’ coach says squad’s entire focus remains on their own game plan

Devin Toner: Whole pack must shoulder blame for scrum woes

Ireland lock defends props as he prepares for another physical encounter with England

Schmidt to decide on Ireland squad after injury updates

Jared Payne the main fitness concern ahead of Six Nations game against England

Concussion in rugby: ‘We have a duty of care to make the game safer’

Link to brain damage is not proven but the view action must be taken is gaining traction

Joe Schmidt to give younger players run in Six Nations games

Head coach concedes that Ireland lacked accuracy at crucial times against France

Ireland Injuries: Science is coming into play

Report does not support theories that there is a rising trend of injuries in rugby

Mick Kearney to make debut for depleted Leinster

Clontarf native to fill Leinster’s secondrow gap after Mike McCarthy’s injury blow

Kieran Marmion returns to Connacht team to face Zebre

Pat Lam braced for a ‘fired up’ Zebre out to make amends after thrashing from Leinster

Ireland have no need to panic – have faith and trust Joe Schmidt

Gordon D'Arcy: poor execution, not a lack of ambition, letting side down in Six Nations

Former Munster lock Ian Nagle signs for Leinster

The province also announced that 17 players have signed new contracts at the RDS

Gerry Thornley: Ireland do not have a bottomless pit of talent

Given the depleted resources he is dealing with, criticism of Schmidt seems a little daft

Leinster lock fears serious injuries as players get bigger and stronger

New Zealander Hayden Triggs says concussion is becoming more of an issue all the time

Leo Cullen issues ‘no comment’ on Robbie Henshaw move

Ireland centre expected to join Leinster after comfirming he will leave Connacht

Six Nations: Sean O’Brien to miss England game

Dave Kearney is almost certain to miss the trip to London with shoulder injury

Liam Toland: Conservative game played into French hands

Ireland failed to press home advantage when they were on top in the first half

Gerry Thornley: Ireland see title slip from grasp after Paris defeat

Joe Schmidt unable to hide anger as France turn game around in second half

Six Nations: springtime in Paris but game fails to bloom

The love in the air came from a cross-dresser who, like the players, had little luck scoring

Lengthening injury list of mounting concern to Schmidt

Gruelling campaign taking a heavy toll on injury-prone Ireland

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